The more you believe me, the more real it becomes.

Chapter 125 Breakthrough
Du Yuan's words immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of the young heroes.

One of them even slammed down his chopsticks, slammed his hand on the table, and stood up, shouting:
"How dare you spout such nonsense? Let me ask you, do you not even know what we're talking about?"

The others remained silent, but they also looked at this side with considerable hostility.

The host was so frightened that he hurriedly stepped between the two sides to act as a peacemaker.

"Oh dear, everyone, it's almost evening, there's no need for this, calm down, calm down!"

Seeing the homeowner step forward, the young swordsman who had stood up barely managed to suppress his anger:

"Fine, for the sake of the homeowner, apologize to me and I'll pretend nothing happened!"

The homeowner quickly looked at Du Yuan, and seeing that she remained silent, hurriedly stepped forward and whispered:

"Sir, these are all young masters you can't afford to offend! Look at their numbers, they're even armed! Just back down and you'll be safe."

Du Yuan shook her head and said:

"It's alright, it's alright. I think you are all reasonable people. As long as the key points are explained clearly, that's fine."

These words elicited a cold laugh from the man:

"Reasoning? Of course we'll reason with you, but how can there be any reasoning with your nonsense?"

Du Yuan walked slowly to them, her gaze calmly sweeping over them.

Since his trip to Tai'an, his eyes have been able to see more and more clearly than ever before.

It is still far from being a Buddhist lineage.

This left Du Yuan somewhat puzzled, wondering if the two people she encountered this time were far inferior to those before.

Logically speaking, with their support, there shouldn't be such a large gap.

This gave the young swordsman at the head a sudden unease.

Only now did he realize that although the man before him was simply dressed, he possessed an unusually calm demeanor. With weapons at their side and a large number of them, an ordinary person would have their legs go weak, let alone step forward to argue, or even just look at them for a moment.

This person showed no fear whatsoever; could he really have something to rely on?

Upon realizing this, he immediately spoke aloud:

"So, what exactly are you trying to say?"

Du Yuan then withdrew her gaze and smiled:
"Did you hear that there's a ghost around here that disguises itself as an old man and lures passersby at dusk?"

The man raised an eyebrow and said:

"That's right! You've heard about this too?"

That's why they rushed over in such a hurry.

Within just two or three days, a horrifying rumor spread throughout the city: a wicked ghost that could transform into an old man at dusk had appeared nearby! Under the guise of guiding people, it lured innocent pedestrians to secluded places, then ripped out their hearts and livers to eat!

Born into a local powerful family, they were confident in their martial arts skills and disbelieved in superstitions. They were determined to expose this "nonsense" and make a name for themselves. To this end, they even went to great lengths to find out the exact location of Zhangjia Village, after much difficulty.

Du Yuan did not answer that question, but continued speaking:

"Unfortunately, what you don't know is that the person who said this is guilty and has a guilty conscience. Because he is so terrified and afraid of being discovered, he is spreading rumors that he has encountered an evil spirit!"

Upon hearing this, the young swordsmen immediately changed color and said:
"You mean that person is lying to us?"

But immediately, another chivalrous man retorted:

"Impossible! That person is a well-known philanthropist!"

Although they did not explicitly state his name, they were certain that the man had a reputation for kindness and generosity in their town. Whenever a neighbor suffered from illness or misfortune, he would always generously offer help without hesitation.

Therefore, whenever asked, he is often praised.

Du Yuan chuckled:
"If you've done too many bad things, you'll definitely have to put on a show, otherwise how can you continue to deceive yourself and find peace of mind?"

These words left the young swordsmen looking at each other, seemingly at a loss for words.

Because of Du Yuan's words, they inexplicably found them believable. Finally, it was the person who spoke first:
"How can you slander someone without any evidence?"

“That’s right! Without evidence, how can you make baseless accusations!” The others seemed to wake up from a dream and echoed.

Du Yuan pointed to a young swordsman who, in her eyes, was most tainted with yin energy and even had a strong earthy smell, and said:
"Your bosom is proof!"

The man flew into a rage and said:

"In my arms? What evidence could there be in my arms!"

"Don't you remember? Didn't you buy a fine piece of jade from him?"

The man's expression immediately changed:
"how do you know?"

Only a few of them and the other party knew about this; they hadn't even shown it off. How did this person, whom they'd never met, know about it?

The others were also stunned by this move, looking at each other in disbelief and uncertainty.

But Du Yuan's next words sent chills down their spines and made them shudder.

"I know it's nothing, but the most important thing is that it's fortunate you didn't know the origin of this thing, and it's also fortunate that the tomb owner was a reasonable person, otherwise, he would definitely have come after you!"

The tomb owner?!

They've come looking for you?

"You, you mean this is from inside the tomb?!"

The man jumped up as if he had been pricked in the butt with a needle.

The precious jade he had previously treasured and kept hidden in his bosom was immediately thrown onto the table.

It's still shaking on the table right now!
Du Yuan glanced at it and said:

"Yes, from the tomb."

Although the person next to Du Yuan was slightly pale, he tried to refute Du Yuan based on his own experience:
"Don't talk nonsense. This jade has no soil stains, water stains, or even blood stains. How could it possibly have come from a tomb?"

Du Yuan said helplessly:
"They dug it up right after it was buried, how could there be these?"

As he spoke, he picked up the precious jade and handed it to the man, saying:

"You should hurry back and find that person, ask him where he stole it, so you can return it to him. By the way, remember, it was stolen from the northeast. If what he says is wrong, he's just trying to fool you."

These words left not only the young heroes involved in the incident speechless.

Even the homeowner who had been standing behind Du Yuan felt a chill run down his spine.

After a long while, he finally managed to come to his senses and smiled at Du Yuan:

"Sir, it's getting late, isn't it inappropriate to talk about this? Besides, you don't seem to have any real evidence!"

This prompted the heroes to quickly say:
"Yes, yes, you've said so much, but there's still no evidence!"

The homeowner said this out of fear, while the knights were both frightened and ashamed.

If everything Du Yuanruo said was true, then they would become a laughing stock.

Du Yuan suddenly looked behind her, her mind racing.

A wisp of smoke drifted past the still-open door and headed deeper into the village.

I've seen this smoke before; it's the result of the burning of Yin De Bao Qian (a type of coin).

So how did it drift from the roadside to this side?

I recalled how the old man knew nothing about the Yin De Bao Qian (a type of coin).

Du Yuan thought this must be the key, and was about to go check it out, but then he turned back and said:

"If you want to see concrete evidence, why don't you come with me? It will be a good opportunity to see if the 'evil spirit' you speak of is really as vicious and terrifying as it seems!"

(End of this chapter)